The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You

WHAT GIVES THE GREATEST RETURN?

Leroy Eims, author of Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be, writes, “A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others do.”

The bottom line for followers is what a leader is capable of.

Being able to navigate for others requires a leader to possess a positive attitude.

People don’t follow others by accident. They follow individuals whose leadership they respect.

Leadership is influence—nothing more, nothing less.

systems and processes.

But when that happens, it’s for a reason. For example, the stronger leader may do it out of respect for the person’s office or past accomplishments. Or he may be following the chain of command. In general, though, followers are attracted to people who are better leaders than themselves. That is the Law of Respect.

The true measure of leadership is influence—nothing more, nothing less.

Neither IQ nor education necessarily equates to leadership.